Famous for a reason

Chapter 7

"How did you beat us back here?" Yang asked, surprised by her sister's presence.

"Last period is planning, and it's not like I'm actual staff so I just took off." Ruby said without glancing up from her reading material.

"Where were you yesterday, I thought your date with Winter was Saturday?" Blake asked with slight pain in her voice. It was obvious she didn't want to discuss Ruby's date with another woman, but the curiosity was eating her alive. Her stomach felt like it had been replaced by a wasp's nest. Her skin tinged with static that ran from her fingertips to her toes. The anxiety was eating her alive.

Ruby smiled up at the younger woman, looking away from her magazine, seemingly completely forgetting its existence. Those eyes looked at Blake like she was the only thing in existence, like the world had faded into the background, and all the stress that comes with being a Huntress was placed as second priority to her. Blake had found how much she adored Ruby's silver eyes. Pools of mercury that seemed to spark when they met her own gaze. Whenever Ruby looked at her, truly looked at her, it was like being sucked into a void. Floating away, basking in the surrounding warmth and weightlessness. Oh yes, Blake adored Ruby's eyes.

"It was. Yesterday, I met with Port to go over his lessons for the next couple weeks. He gave me some advice on teaching too." Her smile was genuine and radiated happiness.

The bathroom door opened, and Weiss walked into the bathroom, eager to wash the stress of the day away. Weiss also wanted to give the two a moment.

Yang had climbed on her bed and pulled out her scroll. She began to play some sort of game, as if trying to block out the two hopeless romantics in the room.

Ruby gave a glance to her sister and jumped down from her bed.

"Let's leave them to their own devices a bit." The Reaper smiled at Blake and motioned towards the door.

Blake was all to happy to oblige. Why would she turn down a moment alone with her crush?

The two walked in silence for a bit. Ruby led the way, Blake knew she was leading her to Beacons garden. It was one of their favorite places. The color of all the flowers were so vivid and seemed to explode against the green of the leaves and the blue of the sky. At night the garden gave a clear view of the sea of stars above them. It was serene and a surprisingly easy spot to be alone. It was a wonder why the garden wasn't more popular.

Blake loved the silence. She was always so nervous about her conversations with the older woman. From past experience she found it hard to keep her thoughts as just thoughts when around the famous reaper. Staying silent felt safe in some odd way, but not awkward. They were content in each other's presence. Ruby never pressured Blake to speak and seemed to enjoy her company just the same.

The duo had reached their destination. Ruby had seated herself on a stone bench facing a fountain at the center of a small courtyard. A wooden grid sat behind Ruby. One could hardly see the wood though. The arrangement looked like the wall at a vineyard but instead of grapes or berries, roses adorned the small structure. Vines climbed up the wood, snaking their way between the lines of the grid. Roses poked out at just the right points contrasting against the mostly green color. The way Ruby's black and red tipped hair sat against the background of green and red was aww inspiring. Before Blake took her seat next to her crush, she admired the woman a moment. It was like the scene in front of her was strait out of a world class painting. Blake's breath caught in her throat, unable to even breath, all she could do was take in the vividly picturesque scene of the woman she was falling for in her overwhelming beauty.

The young Faunus was brought out of her stupor when the woman responsible patted the seat next to her.

"You wanted to ask how it went with Winter didn't you?" Again, those molten silver pools bore into Blake's soul. Her tone was concerned and full of care. Blake couldn't formulate a response. She knew the concern and anxiety she had was selfish. She had no right to pry into the details of Ruby's love life. They weren't together, no matter how much Blake wanted to change that. The guilt of her feelings hit her, her eyes fell downcast on the grey cobblestone beneath their feet. She felt she couldn't meet the older woman's eyes right now.